This fundraising event in support of Maui’s keiki includes a costume contest, scary snacks, and fun Halloween activities, this Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Keōpūolani Park’s Hui Aloha Playground in Kahului.

Earlier this week, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced it’s moving the release of its next full-length animated movie, Moana, from 2018 to 2016. The feature focuses on the adventures of a 14-year-old Polynesian girl named Moana.

We recently got a chance to sit and talk story with musician Marty Dread. Here in Hawaiʻi we know him as the friendly “Reggae Ambassador,” but we wanted to dig a little deeper into the man behind the music. Here is what he had to say.

Maui police anticipate a crowd of at least 30,000 at the upcoming Halloween festivities in Lahaina this year, in part because the event falls on a Friday, just ahead of the weekend. The projections are slightly ahead of last year when an estimated 28,000 people attended the event.